1. A Case Study on an Industrial
Development: Integrating
Ecosystems, Economies, and People
Presented by Katharina Walton
November 22, 2013
A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium
225 Labrador Drive, Unit 1, Waterloo, Ontario, N2K 4M8 Tel: (519) 725-2227 Web: www.nrsi.on.ca Email: info@nrsi.on.ca

2. Overview
• Hanlon Creek Business Park
• History
• Monitoring
• Species at Risk
• Thresholds / Rapid Response
• Resilient Development

6. History
• Hanlon Creek State-of-the-Watershed Report (PEIL 2004)
• HCBP Consolidated Environmental Impact Study (NRSI
2004)
• HCBP Environmental Implementation Report (EIR) (NRSI
2009)
• HCBP Consolidated Monitoring Program (NRSI 2010)
• Annual Monitoring Reports
• Annual Consolidated Monitoring Reports

7. Monitoring
• Ecologic (NRSI)
– Terrestrial and Wetland
– Aquatic
• Groundwater (Banks Groundwater)
• Surface Water (AECOM)

8. Terrestrial and Wetland Monitoring
• Vegetation
• Soil
• Breeding Birds
• Anurans (Frogs and Toads)
• Salamander
• Road Cruising
• Wildlife Movement

10. Aquatic Monitoring
• Benthic Invertebrates
• Fish
• Brook Trout Spawning Survey

13. Surface Water Monitoring
• In-stream Temperature
• In-stream Flow
• In-stream Water Quality
– Oxygen
– pH
– Conductivity
• Stormwater Management Facility Monitoring
– Flow
– Temperature
– Effluent Water Quality

15. Species at Risk
Barn Swallow
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Jefferson Salamander

16. Threshold Assessment
Thresholds established in the HCBP Consolidated
Monitoring Program (NRSI 2010)
Vegetation:
• A change in herbaceous cover by more than 25%.
• A change in species diversity by more than 25%.
• A change in canopy cover by more than 25%.

17. Threshold Assessment
Birds:
• A change in species diversity by a least 25%.
• A change in bird abundance by at least 25%.
Anurans:
• A decrease in species diversity by more than 2
species.
• A change in species abundance measured by a
drop in 2 call counts.

18. Threshold Assessment
Fish:
• A change in species diversity by a least 50%.
• A decline in species abundance by at least 50%.
Benthic Invertebrates
Groundwater
Surface Water

19. Rapid Assessment and
Action Protocol
(RAAP)

20. Resilient Development
• 380 acre development site with easy access to
Hwy 401
• HCBP’s design based on LID with urban design
features to benefit the environment and
employees
• Central 165 acre environmental reserve
• 12km walking trails